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Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Leuciscinae
Etymology: Chondrostoma: Greek, chondros = cartilage + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335). Name referring to the characteristic horny layer on the lower lip (Ref. 57917).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Subtropical; 43°N - 42°N, 19°E - 20°E
Europe: Lake Skadar basin (Montenegro and Albania). Believed to be extinct but this is probably not conclusive due to lack of reliable field data. Known only from museum specimens collected in 1881.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.5 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 59043)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Diagnosed from congeners in Balkan Peninsula by the following characters: strongly arched mouth, lower lip with thin but well developed cornified sheath; scales on lateral line 51-59; ½8/1/4 scales in transverse row between dorsal-fin and pelvic-fin origins; dorsal fin with 8-9½ branched rays; anal fin with 9-10½ branched rays; and 14-17 gill rakers (Ref. 59043).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Elvira, B., 1997. Taxonomy of the genus Chondrostoma (Osteichthyes, Cyprinidae): an updated review. Folia Zool. 46 (Suppl. 1):1-14. (Ref. 27763)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00434 - 0.02305), b=3.02 (2.81 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.6 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).